Podcast Episodes

Kamil on Nukes and Civil War in Russia

Kamil Galeev comes on the show to talk about the current situation in the war in Ukraine and what it means for:

prospects of nuclear war Elite Russia…

3 years, 5 months ago

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EMERGENCY PODCAST: New Tech Export Controls with Kevin Wolf

The US Commerce Department just dropped 100+ pages of new export control regulations that have the potential to reshape the future of the global semi…

3 years, 5 months ago

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China + AI = Military advantage?

How advanced is China's AI ecosystem and how much of it has military applicability? For a Department of Defense perspective, former DOD staffer and c…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Why won't China get vaccinated?

Why aren't elderly people in China getting vaccinated? To talk all things vaccine from the early days of the PRC to Covid-19, this episode's guest is…

3 years, 5 months ago

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Paul Kennedy's Jonathan Spence Memories

Prepare a nice cup of tea and put your feet up for a special episode of stories and anecdotes about the late American historian and Sinologist Jonath…

3 years, 6 months ago

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AI and the Future of War

AI safety is having a moment. To discuss why AI safety matters for national security, today I have on Paul Scharre (@Paul_scharre). He’s the Vice Pre…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Industrial Policy for Biotech?

Does America need an industrial policy to compete in biotech?

Today I'm joined by two guests, Ryan Fedasiuk (@RyanFedasiuk) and Gigi Gronvall (@ggronv…

3 years, 6 months ago

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Moneyball and US State Department

Wouldn't it be nice to have a world where important policy decisions were decided based on evidence and data rather than narratives and turf battles?…

3 years, 6 months ago

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The Science of the "Chips + Science Bill"

On Aug 9th Biden signed the Chips + Science Act into law. What’s it gunna do for science?

Joining us today is 

Tim Clancy, founder of Arch Street cons…

3 years, 6 months ago

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CHIPS Act + The Future of Microelectronics

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A few weeks back, Congress actually did something, passing the Chips and Science A…

3 years, 6 months ago

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